Basketball Recap: Decatur Extends Winning Streak to Four

By Team Reports Jan 23, 2025, 6:44pm

Basketball Recap: Decatur Red Raiders vs. Athens Golden Eagles

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Previous 4 Games

01/23/25 vs Athens55-52
01/21/25 @ Lawrence County66-41
01/18/25 @ Winfield67-42
01/17/25 vs Hartselle71-34

Decatur entered their tilt with Athens on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 55-52 win over the Athens Golden Eagles. This was a revenge game for the Red Raiders: when they faced off against the Golden Eagles back in December of 2024, they had to take a 49-47 loss.

The victory got Decatur back to even at 14-14. As for Athens, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-7.

Decatur and Westminster Christian Academy will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. As for Athens, it'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Athens Golden Eagles challenge the St. John Paul II Falcons at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday.

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